This large work examines how useful the European Convention on Human Rights
can be in the sensitive area of national security law and practice. The first
part of the book examines the national security concept generally in the Convention
and in the context of the European states. The second part provides detailed
studies of secret surveillance and security data banks. Part three contains
an article by article analysis of the case law of the Commission and the Court.
Important topics include: security issues, right to life, forced labor, fair
trials, family life, freedom of expression, freedom of association, and much
more.